Respondent C, who joins her husband occasionally to fish, said that her knowledge on this comes from meetings she and the others have attended in the past. Respondent C The women also expressed the need for more dialogues and consultations when it comes to making policies and major decisions that will affect the environment and the community. Do you get any benefits from the government as a women fisherfolk? What about your husband? Under whose name is it addressed? As far the group of women is concerned, the government through BFAR provides some equipment for seaweeds farming. As to other benefits, there is none from the government for individual woman fisherfolk. Instead, the benefits are addressed for the entire family through the husband, the traditional head of the family. In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what benefits or assistance from the government for the fishing sector do you know? Do you know about SURE COVID AID? Some received fishing equipment, seaweeds, relief goods like some kilos of rice, sardines, noodles. Some, but not all, received SAP. But no more now. Is it because our island is so far? Did you receive any assistance from the government? Is it enough for your family? Are you still able to eat thrice a day? Everyone received relief goods, but these are not enough for large families. The government should have given more to those families that are bigger. But it was good to have them. “We just needed to ration them, to last longer.”